Races in Union County, Oregon:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $39,956 ($33,738 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $505 (lower quartile is $388, upper quartile is $688)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $154,524 (it was $94,500 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,888 - $228,167

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $257,719

Here:	$257,719
State:	$323,551

Townhouses or other attached units: $237,804

Here:	$237,804
State:	$287,798

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,941

Here:	$123,941
State:	$197,899

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $667,817

Here:	$667,817
State:	$289,850

Mobile homes: $103,388

Here:	$103,388
State:	$78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $10,208

Here:	$10,208
State:	$46,959

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,369
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $293

Institutionalized population: 322

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 59
• Auto thefts: 10

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 87
• Auto thefts: 9

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,322 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,111 (0.9%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.1%
(14.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.9% for Black residents, 21.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.8% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 34.9% for other race residents, 18.9% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 40 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 22 years old, American Indian residents: 28 years old, Asian residents: 27 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $821 a month.

Cities in this county include: La Grande, Union, Elgin, Island City, Cove, North Powder, Imbler, Summerville, Starkey.

Union County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2005 air pollution in Union County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 22 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour: 48 µg/m³(standard limit: 150 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour: 31 µg/m³(standard limit: 35 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear Union County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Union County: Kellers Cabin (A), Kamela (B), Hunter Camp (C), Spout Springs Ski Area (D), Indian Creek Camp (E), Union Junction (F), Sago (G), Gulling (H), Palmer Junction (I), Lone Tree (J), Research Corrals (K), Only Entry Point (L), Grandview Campground (M), Sweikert Ranch (N), Buck Creek Trailhead (O), North Fork Catherine Creek Recreation Site (P), North Fork Picnic Area (Q), Pilcher Creek Reservoir Recreation Site (R), Wolf Creek Reservoir Recreation Site (S), North Fork Gravel Pit (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Union County: Pine Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Summerville-Imbler Cemetery (1), Pine Grove Cemetery (2), Rugg Cemetery (3), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (4), Ackles Cemetery (5), Grandview Cemetery (6), Cove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Grande Ronde Lake (A), Little Pop Lake (B), Pop Lake (C), Glacier Lake (D), Heart Lake (E), Hunter Lake (F), Hidden Lake (G), Ladd Canyon Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lackey Creek (A), Knight Creek (B), Robbs Creek (C), Waite Creek (D), Hacker Creek (E), Lanman Creek (F), East Branch Gordon Creek (G), Jungle Creek (H), Baker Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Union County include: Red Bridge State Park (1), Morgan Lake Park (2), Riverside Park (3), Thief Valley County Park (4), Pioneer Monument (5), Hilgard Junction State Park (6), Ladd Marsh Game Management Area (7), Pilcher Creek Recreation Area (8), Catherine Creek State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Baker County , Grant County , Umatilla County , Wallowa County .

Current college students: 2,077
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 655 (36% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,239
• One, attached: 215
• Two: 364
• 3 or 4: 187
• 5 to 9: 361
• 10 to 19: 214
• 20 or more: 492
• Mobile homes: 1,523
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 2,803 (242 second mortgage, 230 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,490

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.62%

Here		33.6%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 8,246
Total congregations: 45

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	LDS (Mormon) Church	Catholic Church	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Church of the Nazarene	United Methodist Church
Adherents	1,710 (20.7%)	1,675 (20.3%)	585 (7.1%)	436 (5.3%)	428 (5.2%)
Congregations	6 (13.3%)	4 (8.9%)	3 (6.7%)	2 (4.4%)	5 (11.1%)

Name	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Other
Adherents	387 (4.7%)	348 (4.2%)	348 (4.2%)	333 (4.0%)	1,996 (24.2%)
Congregations	3 (6.7%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	19 (42.2%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Union County - La Grande, Union, Elgin, Island City, Cove

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Union County:

Average size of farms: 482 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $48,352
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $291.34
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.29%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 36.34%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $56,121
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.93%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 53.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $193,196
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.16%
All wheat for grain: 27448 harvested acres
Vegetables: 13 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 513 acres

Earthquake activity:

Union County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 48.0 miles away from the county center
On 7/14/1992 at 20:01:51, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 ML, 4.1 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 48.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/27/1994 at 03:35:53, a magnitude 4.0 (3.6 ML, 4.0 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 61.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/7/1992 at 17:23:17, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 ML, 3.9 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.0 miles away from Union County center
On 3/22/1997 at 06:05:34, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 0.8 mi) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/1998 at 07:35:32, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MD, 3.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3228): September 7, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3228, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Oregon Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 26, 2003 to January 14, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1510): February 19, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1510, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oregon Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 4, 1996 to February 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1099): February 9, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1099, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Oregon Drought, Incident Period: April 29, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3039): April 29, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3039, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Oregon Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 24, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-184): December 24, 1964, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-184, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

The number of natural disasters in Union County (5) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,090.

7.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,959 average adjusted gross income)

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($159 average AGI)

Union County:	0.15%
Oregon average:	0.11%

3.68% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($15,219 average AGI)
3.33% relocated from other states ($16,581 average AGI)

Union County:	3.33%
Oregon average:	4.35%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

8.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,107 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.02% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($14,335 average AGI)
4.17% relocated to other states ($16,772 average AGI)

Union County:	4.17%
Oregon average:	3.37%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,260 (3,709 aged, 551 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.1
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9698.430
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 258.130
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 42837.83

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1153.220
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 925.020
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8.15

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 40.28
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 93.72

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8.15
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 187.0. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 25,013

• In family households: 20,259 (4,972 male householders, 1,832 female householders)

  5,391 spouses, 6,562 children (5,933 natural, 218 adopted, 411 stepchildren), 310 grandchildren, 182 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 175 other relatives, 598 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,754 (1,774 male householders (1,333 living alone)), 1,923 female householders (1,569 living alone)), 1,057 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 735 (322 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,488 2-persons, 1,363 3-persons, 1,098 4-persons, 543 5-persons, 190 6-persons, 122 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,902 1-person, 624 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

95.5% of residents of Union County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $157,934,000 ($6471 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,625,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,474,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,857,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,219,000
Federal grants: $26,904,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,458,000 ($72,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,023,000 ($4,165,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,314,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,534,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,023,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,592

Deaths: 1,238

Net international migration: +177

Net internal migration: -491

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

51% of Union County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Oregon.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 13086
• Northeast: 490
• Midwest: 1942
• South: 1132
• West: 7014

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 199

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 52

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 53

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 510
• Number of aged recipients: 47
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 463
• Number of recipients under 18: 69
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 349
• Number of recipients older than 64: 92
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 208
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 214

Most common first names in Union County, OR among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	144	76.8 years
Robert	126	74.7 years
William	120	79.3 years
James	117	75.2 years
Mary	102	80.9 years
Charles	87	79.6 years
George	78	77.9 years
Ruth	65	83.7 years
Donald	62	72.0 years
Helen	60	79.6 years

Most common last names in Union County, OR among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	75	75.6 years
Miller	69	80.1 years
Thompson	43	80.2 years
Johnson	42	78.5 years
Brown	42	77.2 years
Jones	38	77.4 years
Williams	36	79.3 years
Wilson	36	75.2 years
Anderson	34	74.6 years
Scott	31	77.5 years

Businesses in Union County, OR
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		McDonald's	1
Albertsons	1		New Balance	1
Baskin-Robbins	1		Nike	2
Best Western	1		Payless	1
Burger King	1		Pizza Hut	1
Curves	1		Quiznos	1
Dairy Queen	1		Rite Aid	1
Dennys	1		Safeway	1
Domino's Pizza	1		Sears	1
FedEx	4		Starbucks	2
GNC	1		Super 8	1
GameStop	1		Taco Bell	1
H&R Block	1		Travelodge	1
JCPenney	1		U-Haul	2
Jones New York	2		U.S. Cellular	1
KFC	1		UPS	5
La-Z-Boy	1		Vons	1
Lane Furniture	1		Walmart	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	5		Wendy's	1
Maurices	1

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Union County on our top lists:

• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Muslim Estimate adherents"

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